Hub bus-tanker crash
| Hub bus-tanker crash | |
|---|---|
.svg) Location of Balochistan in Pakistan | |
| Details | |
| Date | 22 January 2014 |
| Location | Hub, Lasbela District, Balochistan |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Cause | Crash, fire |
| Statistics | |
| Deaths | 35 |
| Injuries | 30 |
| Damage | Two buses and two tanker trucks |
On 22 March 2014, a bus crashed into an oil tanker in Hub, Pakistan. Shortly after, another bus crashed into the first bus, and another tanker crashed into the first tanker.[1] At least 35 people were killed and another 30 were wounded in the accident.
History[edit]
Both the buses and the oil tankers were traveling early in the morning. One bus departed from Quetta and the other departed from Turbat. The buses were both traveling to Karachi. A tanker became stuck in a pothole while driving causing a bus which was traveling behind the tanker to avoid the ditch. The bus crashed into another tanker that was traveling in the opposite direction. When the first tanker was crashed into, the bus caught on fire because it was transporting illegal diesel canisters and gasoline.[2][3]
Thirty-five people died in the accident. Some of the people who were killed included children and mothers. Thirty other people were injured in the crash. The injured people were transported to hospitals in Hub and Karachi.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Dozens killed in Pakistan multi-vehicle crash". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ "Road accident kills 35 in Hub". DAWN. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ Masood, Salman. "Multivehicle Accident in Pakistan Kills More Than 30". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
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